Hi Ray, I've never studied the circuit in the AN1x, but the most likely answer is yes, it uses battery power when plugged in and powered off. Usually, there is a little circuit to keep the memory alive that basically says, "If I don't see some voltage here, I'm going to take some from the battery." A smarter way would be to take some from the AC adapter and THEN the battery, but it costs more money to do it that way, so most manufacturers do it the simple way. Regards, -BW -- Bruce Wahler Ashby Solutions™ http://music.ashbysolutions.com 978.386.7389 voice/fax bruce@...m At 02:49 AM 3/2/2003 +0300, you wrote: >What about the state when the synth is "Off" but connected to power... ? >Does it usually use the battery at this moment ? > >Ray. > > >> FWIW, backup batteries are typically good for about 5-8 years, depending >on playing frequency (the less the synth is powered on, the more the battery >is drained), the storage temperature, and other factors. If the AN1x is >five or more years old -- and it probably is -- then replacing the battery >is not unexpected. I do think that the dealer should have let you know that >this was the case, but I don't think it's worth cancelling the sale or >anything. Almost any AN1x purchased today could be a candidate for battery >replacement within a few months. >> >> Replacing the battery is a very simple task for a repair tech to perform. >It shouldn't cost more than an hour of repair time, plus the cost of the >battery ($3-5US). > > > >Yahoo! Groups Sponsor >ADVERTISEMENT ><http://rd.yahoo.com/M=246920.2960106.4328965.2848452/D=egroupweb/S=1705032144:HM/A=1464858/R=0/*http://www.gotomypc.com/u/tr/yh/cpm/grp/300_Cquo_1/g22lp?Target=mm/g22lp.tmpl>28627f4.jpg >2862813.jpg > >Community email addresses: > Post message: AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com > Subscribe: AN1x-list-subscribe@yahoogroups.com > Unsubscribe: AN1x-list-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > List owner: AN1x-list-owner@yahoogroups.com > >Shortcut URL to this page: > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AN1x-list>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AN1x-list > > >Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/>Yahoo! Terms of Service. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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Re: [AN1x] New owner
2003-03-02 by Bruce Wahler